MindQuest 2019 Workshops

These challenging fast paced two day workshops are designed to stimulate and extend your child across a broad range of subject areas. These hands on activities include chemistry, earth sciences, lego robotics, drama, art, writing and much more. Courses focus on developing critical and creative thinking skills, problem solving and broadening your child's interests. Many of the courses for older children give them a unique opportunity to acquire advanced concepts at the high school level. 

To find out more about the 2019 courses click here.

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Differentiation in Action - Parent Information Session

At St Mary's we believe in providing an education that suitably challenges and engages all of our students. As an accredited Newman Selective Education school we embrace the philosophy of Cardinal Newman through:

• fostering a classroom environment where ALL students are challenged and engaged through creative and critical thinking and academic rigour

• where the students engage with the world through authentic learning experiences and where they are encouraged to deepen their passions

• fundamentally, we foster collaboration and independent learning to instil a lifelong love of learning in our students

Click here to access a copy of the slides presented at the sessions.

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Raising Awareness through memes

In celebration of Gifted Awareness Week here are a few of my favourite memes around at the moment.
Is there one in particular that speaks to you?

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Gifted Awareness Week - March 17 to 23

Belonging.

When it comes to gifted education, what does belonging mean? Does it refer to a sense of connectivity with ones’ tribe? Does it call into question how and where gifted education fits into our education system?

According to Mind Matters, a sense of belonging provides young people with purpose, meaning, self-worth and social control, all of which are contributors to positive mental health. Students with a sense of belonging are more motivated to participate actively in the life of the classroom than those students who do not have this kind of experience. Conversely, the feeling of not belonging or social isolation can lead to a range of negative — and under some circumstances, long term — consequences, both physical and psychological.

We invite you to come on a journey of belonging this Gifted Awareness Week.

Melinda Gindy
National Facilitator- Gifted Awareness Week Australia

For more information about Gifted Awareness Week click here.

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Differentiation in Action - Parent Information Session

Please complete this google form to indicated which session you will be attending.

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